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Join Date: May 2000

Location: NorCal - SMF area

Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis

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I'm one of those among the many groups currently not allowed to donate blood, after some years of doing so. I travel too frequently to places with malaria, and in particular with falciparum malaria. (It's off topic, so I will refrain from discussing underlying rationales, etc.)

Eventually, better and cheaper blood testing / screening - maybe even futuristic processing of blood products - will probably lower some of the donor barriers. In the meantime, I certainly encourage and thank those who are able to donate and are doing so.